- Oct 29, 2007
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Sport Dog training collar...Maybe I'm just sick, but seems like a fun game... Dog gets too close the the chickens...zap.... runs over to the neighbors...zap....gets into trash...zap.... You just sit there in your chair training your dog.... A couple zaps(it's not that strong to hurt it) and a smart dog will get the hint... Just an idea... My wife won't let me do this...(in theory should work)
I have a beagle, she is a pain...but for the most part leaves the chickens alone. the ducks she is curious about, but the chickens peck her...and she is a baby so one peck and she is outta there...
If it were only that easy... You have to use the sport dog (or similar) for hours and hours of training. And you have to be around all the time so you can correct the dog each and every time they do something wrong. Then, they're "trained" for a while anyway. You also have to remind them ever couple of months with a re-training. Or you get a real smart dog like mine that knows when the correction collar is on and behaves when the collar is on but turns in to a total raving loon when the collar is off. Then the dog is wearing the collar all the time and you're correcting all the time eventually leading to sores on the dogs neck from the electrodes. (no i never kept the collar on that long). So I guess my point is, remove the temptations instead of expecting a BIRD DOG not to do what it was bred to do.
Every dog is different. I have two beagles; one I know would get herself in trouble with the chickens/rabbits. The other one, just isn't all that interested. That is unless she's following the lead of the other dog.
Sport Dog training collar...Maybe I'm just sick, but seems like a fun game... Dog gets too close the the chickens...zap.... runs over to the neighbors...zap....gets into trash...zap.... You just sit there in your chair training your dog.... A couple zaps(it's not that strong to hurt it) and a smart dog will get the hint... Just an idea... My wife won't let me do this...(in theory should work)
I have a beagle, she is a pain...but for the most part leaves the chickens alone. the ducks she is curious about, but the chickens peck her...and she is a baby so one peck and she is outta there...
If it were only that easy... You have to use the sport dog (or similar) for hours and hours of training. And you have to be around all the time so you can correct the dog each and every time they do something wrong. Then, they're "trained" for a while anyway. You also have to remind them ever couple of months with a re-training. Or you get a real smart dog like mine that knows when the correction collar is on and behaves when the collar is on but turns in to a total raving loon when the collar is off. Then the dog is wearing the collar all the time and you're correcting all the time eventually leading to sores on the dogs neck from the electrodes. (no i never kept the collar on that long). So I guess my point is, remove the temptations instead of expecting a BIRD DOG not to do what it was bred to do.
Every dog is different. I have two beagles; one I know would get herself in trouble with the chickens/rabbits. The other one, just isn't all that interested. That is unless she's following the lead of the other dog.
